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About Jan Nesbitt
Enchantment and Wonder, Magic and Surprise are the
elements Jan finds in the natural
world, and which she seeks to reflect
and celebrate in her watercolour paintings.
Jan has worked with these
themes for 30 years, both as a successful published illustrator
and as
a painter.
All of the paintings are for sale unless marked. To
order please Contact Jan,
and she
will usually deal with your requests personally.
All images
are painted on Arches Watercolour Paper and are presented with 3000
microns
deep whitecore window mounts in front, and barrier card to
protect image from back.
Shaped pictures include a liner to remove them
from the glass.
The pictures are framed in solid ash wood 2" wide
(50mm), a few are in narrower ash
wood frames.
All prices quoted
include mounts and frames. For packaging and posting, paintings can
be
sold in mounts only, and prices adjusted accordingly.
Thank you for viewing this website and please visit
again as there are many new additions
coming soon.
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Curriculum
Vitae
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1963-1967
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Degree Course in Fine Art at Bath Academy of
Art, Corsham, Wiltshire where I gained a BA Honours
Degree |
1967-1969
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Held exhibitions of my work at Hull Art Gallery,
Chichester Gallery and Oxford Playhouse; combined with
teaching art in schools in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, and at
Chippenham Technical College, Wiltshire and surrounding
villages |
1969
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Now living back near Bath at the top of a
beautiful valley, my first son Piers was born, so I combined
being a mum with painting (when time allowed!) |
1971
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My second son Tom was born, and again I combined
being a mum with painting |
1975
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Now living in rural Mid-Wales, ...resumed
painting full time once Piers and Tom were at school.
Regularly sold work through a Craft Gallery in Newtown,
Mid-Wales and undertook commissions |
1979
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Held successful 'one man' show at Wyeside Arts
Centre, Builth Wells, Powys, Wales |
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1980
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Now living in Cambridge. Started working as a
freelance childrens book illustrator for Cambridge University
Press who gave me my first book 'Legends of the sun and moon'
on the strength of the paintings I showed them. This sold well
for many years both here and the USA. Books followed in quick
succession, for Oxford University Press and a large variety of
well known British Publishers. |
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1983
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Living near Bath, at Rode (where I still live),
working full time as a freelance illustrator on a wide
selection of books for children of all ages from realistic to
fantasy, myths, magic, legends, poetry and
humour. |
1993
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Nominated for the Kate Greenaway Medal for
illustration for 'The Serpent Shell' by David
Ross. |
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2003
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Book illustration continued full time up to
February 2003, including last year working on several Fairy
Story books, and writing four 'Bug Books' which included
illustrating and designing 3-D puppets for inclusion as part
of each book. |
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Decision to return to painting full time. My
intention was always to combine this with illustration work,
but time and deadlines have hardly allowed any space in which
to do this. Ideas were piling up in the form of sketches, bits
of writing etc. so I have taken the plunge. Work on sale in
Rostra Gallery, Bath, and also exhibited at Wyeside Arts
Centre, Builth Wells, Powys, Wales |
2004
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'One man' show booked for January 2004 at
Wyeside Arts Centre, Builth Wells, Powys, Wales and interest
from other Art Centres and galleries in Wales and England.
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